5 things you didn’t know about the new Miss Universe

South Africa now boasts the most beautiful woman in the universe, beating, according to the title, women from over 100 billion galaxies.Last night, 22-year old Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe at a ceremony in Las Vegas.

She is the second South African to take home the title, the first being Margaret Gardiner who won the title in 1978.

Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about Miss South Africa

1. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is from the small town of Sedgefield in the Western Cape.

2. She has a BCom in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from the North-West University.

3. The 22-year-old wants to use her reign to champion HIV/AIDS awareness. “”HIV/AIDS is a very big problem in my country South Africa, so I hope to stand as an advocate for that.”

4. She previously won Miss Varsity Cup 2015 and was in the Miss Teen top 5 finalist in 2010

5. She is inspired by her younger sister who is completely disabled because she was born without a cerebellum.